Chapter 305 The Emperor's Plan (Part 1)

The gate of Dongyou Imperial City is very lively right now. The royal family seldom goes out normally, and even if they do, they sit in carriages. This is the first time they have stood in the crowd so openly like today.

Especially, two princes came at once.

"Second brother, I just want to know how the people are doing." Shangguan Nanxing was not surprised to see Shangguan Nanfeng appear, and answered with a faint smile.

"Are you ready? Third brother, you must be tired from the journey, why don't you come to my house and I will welcome you?" Shangguan Nanfeng followed Shangguan Nanxing's gaze and saw that the person standing next to him was just an ordinary bun seller.

Now that so many people were surrounding him, he felt a little afraid and did not use force.

After all, as Shangguan Nanxing said, no matter how dirty and dark things are, you still have to put on an act in front of ordinary people.

Eunuch Zhu was listening to the conversation between the two princes. When he heard Shangguan Nanfeng invite the third prince to the second prince's mansion, he became anxious. The people brought by Shangguan Nanfeng had already separated all the people.

Even if I want to rush over now, I will be stopped by these soldiers with swords.

"I won't bother you, second brother. As a prince, I rarely come out. I still want to take a good look first."

When Shangguan Nanxing heard Shangguan Nanfeng's words, he turned his head to look at Shangguan Nanfeng and slightly curled the corners of his mouth.

"Third brother, are you really not going?" Shangguan Nanfeng glanced at the many people who were looking at them, and his tone became a little cold.

"Well, I can only decline your kindness, brother. I have to go to the palace to see my father later."

Shangguan Nanxing knew that if Shangguan Nanfeng stayed here the whole time, Eunuch Zhu would definitely not dare to come out, so he directly told him that he was going to the palace later.

"Since Third Brother is anxious to see Father, I won't force him. I remember that I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

Sure enough, when Shangguan Nanfeng heard that he was going to the palace, he glanced around and saw that there were not many people following Shangguan Nanxing. He raised his eyebrows and came up with a new plan.

Shangguan Nanxing will go to the palace later. Why is he still staying here? He must be setting a trap in the palace in advance to catch the turtle in the jar.

In front of these people, he had to pretend to be a brother and even had to smile while speaking, which was really troublesome.

Thinking of this, Shangguan Nanfeng smiled at Shangguan Nanxing again, and then left with his people.

Shangguan Nanxing watched Shangguan Nanfeng running straight towards the imperial palace, and he also knew Shangguan Nanfeng's plan. This was naturally the effect he wanted.

If he didn't reveal any flaws to Shangguan Nanfeng, he would probably have to stay here for a long time.

"Are you not the only one who feels something is wrong with the Third and Second Princes?" At this time, a person in the crowd quietly poked the person next to him with his arm and whispered carefully.

"I don't understand. It's weird anyway. But this is all royal business. It has nothing to do with us. We can just watch the fun."

Another person watched Shangguan Nanxing leave the vendor and start walking again, so he left a word and followed him.

"Hey, what are you pushing for?" After hearing an old woman's scream, an old woman suddenly rushed out from Shangguan Nanxing's feet and fell straight to the ground.

This mother-in-law was naturally Eunuch Zhu. When he saw Shangguan Nanfeng taking his men away, he hurriedly fell to the ground while the men were moving.

"Ouch, it hurts so much." Eunuch Zhu started screaming as he lay on the ground. From the sound of his voice, it really sounded like he had fallen quite hard.

Shangguan Nanxing looked at the woman lying at his feet and his expression changed, so he squatted down gently.

"Is mother-in-law okay?" Just as Shangguan Nanxing finished speaking, Eunuch Zhu raised his head and looked at Shangguan Nanxing through his messy hair.

Shangguan Nanxing knew at a glance that this person was Eunuch Zhu, but there must be Shangguan Nanfeng's informant in the crowd, so he didn't want to make any drastic moves to arouse suspicion.

"Why isn't Grandma talking? Are you hurt from the fall?"

After Shangguan Nanxing finished speaking, he went straight forward and helped Eunuch Zhu up. As the two of them came into contact, Eunuch Zhu quickly stuffed the thing he had in his arms into Shangguan Nanxing's hands.

Shangguan Nanxing took the thing handed to him by Eunuch Zhu, his expression changed, and he turned around and helped Eunuch Zhu up with great difficulty. In the process, he quickly hid the thing in his wide sleeves.

"Ouch, I... my waist hurts. I don't care. You have to take me to see a doctor." Eunuch Zhu just stood firm when he started to cry out that his waist hurts and held Shangguan Nanxing tightly.

"Granny, grandma, that's the third prince." The little beggar at the side was so frightened when he heard what the grandma said, and he trembled quickly and called out softly.

"This old lady is so bold that she even dares to blackmail the royal family."

The people nearby saw that the mother-in-law was holding on to the Third Prince and refused to let go, asking him to take her to see a doctor, and they whispered to the people around them.

"That's right. She's not afraid of the Third Prince getting angry and chopping off his head." After hearing this, someone nearby also agreed.

Just when everyone was looking at the beggar woman with an expression of 'You dare to blackmail the Third Prince, you're dead', the Third Prince suddenly smiled.

"My mother-in-law is right. I will take you to see my personal physician right now." Shangguan Nanxing said, and in front of everyone, he asked the servants to bring the carriage and helped Eunuch Zhu in.

"This Third Prince is really a sucker." When everyone saw the Third Prince also got into the carriage and drove away, one of the men finally came to his senses and sighed.

"Oh, if I had known that the Third Prince had such a good temper, I would have fallen in front of him." A young girl said with regret as she watched the gradually disappearing carriage.

"Come on, I think you are in love." The woman next to her who was slightly older than the girl bluntly exposed her little thoughts, causing the woman to cover her face and leave quickly.

When the onlookers saw that there was no more excitement to watch, they dispersed, and soon the streets of Dongyou seemed as if nothing had happened before.

"This old servant pays homage to His Royal Highness the Third Prince. I have offended you a lot just now, but I was really forced to do so." In the carriage, Eunuch Zhu hurriedly climbed up and wanted to salute the Third Prince.

"Eunuch Zhu, there's no need to be so polite. If you hadn't reacted quickly and taken the initiative to rely on me just now, I really wouldn't have been able to take you away. What's the point of saying it's offensive or not."

Shangguan Nanxing hurriedly supported Eunuch Zhu. After finding Eunuch Zhu so smoothly, he finally put his worries to rest.

"Third Prince, this carriage..." Seeing that the Third Prince tried to stop him, Eunuch Zhu no longer forced him. He had not eaten well or slept well these days and was very worried. He really had no strength. Fortunately, there was a carriage.

"I specially prepared it in advance. By the way, what happened to Eunuch Zhu's father? Do you know?"

Shangguan Nanxing directly asked the doubts in his heart. He really wanted to know what happened after he left.

"That's right, Third Prince. I'm not sure about the others..." Just like that, Eunuch Zhu told him everything the Emperor had instructed him to do, including the things the Emperor had given him.

"Is this it?" After hearing this, Shangguan Nanxing took out the thing that Eunuch Zhu had just handed to him from his sleeve.

After opening it carefully, Shangguan Nanxing's pupils shrank. No wonder Shangguan Nanfeng was looking for Eunuch Zhu everywhere. It turned out that the imperial seal was with Eunuch Zhu.

As we all know, the imperial seal is an indispensable item for the emperor to ascend the throne. Without the imperial seal, it symbolizes that the emperor is not recognized. Anyone in Dongyou can question it, even ordinary people.

"Father, it turns out you had already predicted this..." Just as Shangguan Nanxing opened another thing, he exclaimed in shock after seeing the contents on it.